Not a typical headache...

Medical Mysteries: Shattering ‘ice pick’ headaches upended her life

Doctors concluded that her repeated stabbing pain signaled migraines until one asked critical questions.

SUNCT: short-lasting, unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing. A rare form of headache that affects one side of the head and is characterized by bursts of piercing pain often described as excruciating, SUNCT headaches last between five seconds and four minutes per episode and usually occur in the daytime. Five to six rapid fire attacks per hour are common; as many as 600 attacks a day have been reported
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/07/13/headache-stabbing-pain-medical-mysteries/